A restored Q-bus PDP-11/83 named minerva runs the 2.11BSD Unix operating system and serves this webpage. The system uses vintage hardware components and modern caching layers to handle web traffic.
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Restored PDP-11/83 Running 2.11BSD Serves This Webpage
A restored Q-bus PDP-11/83 named minerva runs the 2.11BSD Unix operating system and serves this webpage. The system uses vintage hardware components and modern caching layers to handle web traffic.
The box is a restored Q-bus PDP-11/83 named minerva: Mentec M11 CPU, two chassis tied with M9404/M9405, RQDX3, 2xEmulex UC07, KDA50, RLV12, DEQNA, M3104. Storage is RA82 + dual RA92, MFM boot/swap, dual RL02, RX50s, and a TKZ50. OS is 2.11BSD. The live panel is top. /cgi-bin/webtop is the raw snapshot. A 16-bit...
This demonstrates the capability of legacy hardware and software to still operate and serve web content with modern support. It highlights the intersection of historical computing and current web infrastructure.
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